Busy Bees Day Nursery at Cheadle Hulme
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cheadle for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2015, with 89 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Stockport
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockport from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SK8 2JFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 19 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children part confidently from parents and carers and enter the nursery happily.
This helps to demonstrate that children feel safe and are looking forward to their day. Children settle readily to varied activities that meet their needs well. Babies discover flowers and slices of citrus fruit in the tray of 'fragrant water' on the floor.
Staff help them to notice and explore the different smells and tell children what the items are called. This helps babies to develop a meaningful vocabulary from a young age. Two-year-old children become deeply engaged in playing with chocolate-coloured play dough in the role-play area. Staff skilfully help them to share and extend what they know about food and cooking. They learn interesting words, such as 'spatula'. This helps children to make links in their learning and find out more about the world.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen techniques for explaining activities and designing routines, in order to fully promote children's involvement, understanding and independence.
- 19 May 2022Good
- 21 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Busy Bees Day Nursery at Cheadle Hulme
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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